Pollution and Society

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Pollution and Society *By Osanyinpeju* Aisha We all know that pollution in our world effects two essential aspects of our planet: air and water. Although their pollutants are emitted in completely different ways, they both harm living organisms. Air pollution is predominately emitted though the exhaust of motor vehicles and the combustion of fossil fuels, whereas water pollution is the result of industrial waste and environmental accidents. Our society knows that pollution is harmful and a serious problem for Earth but generally people dont care. Nevertheless everybody needs to contribute to prevention and pay attention to government control in the amount of material large industries can emit into the air and/or water. Industry gives…show more content…

As with carbon monoxide, nature emits greater amounts of these gases than humans do. The leading natural causes include the decomposition of soil, bacterial activity and lightning. Anthropogenic emissions are mostly due to the combustion of fuel. Natural air is composed of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, which dont react at normal temperatures, but can react if the temperature is hot enough (1300-2500 C). In these cases, the quantity of nitrogen oxides released varies depending on the temperature and the ratio of nitrogen to oxygen. The increasing use of nitrogenous fertilizers is among the reasons that emissions of N2O have been on the rise. Damage to plants by N2O has only been observed near nitric acid facilities and no evidence of NO damage has ever been seen outside the laboratory. It was concluded that the level of concentration of these gases is too low to cause significant problems at this time. The category of Sulfur Oxides mostly consists of sulfur dioxide, SO2. Sulfur trioxide, SO3, does exist but it doesnt stay in our atmosphere. Sulfur trioxide is very reactant with moisture (H2O) and forms sulfuric acid, H2SO4, one of the substances in acid rain. Unlike the two prior groups, the sulfur oxides are predominately emitted by humans. However, a fair amount of SO2 is produced in the atmosphere. Hydrogen Sulfide, H2S, is produced by the decay of organic matter, and then rises to the atmosphere where it oxidizes

Noise Pollution
Noise pollution is not a necessary price to pay for living in an industrial society. Much can be done to reduce the severity of the problem. For example, vehicles and other machines can be built to produce less noise. Four-cycle engines can replace much noisier two-cycle engines in such products as lawnmowers, motorboats, and jet skis. Labels that indicate the noise levels of appliances and tools can help consumers avoid noisy products and choose quieter alternatives.
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College of Business Administration and Accountancy
Land
Pollution
LAND POLLUTION
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Land Pollution
Land pollution is basically about contaminating the land surface of the earth through dumping urban waste matter indiscriminately, dumping of industrial waste, mineral exploitation, and misusing the soil by harmful agricultural practices. Pollution includes visible litter and waste along with the soil itself being polluted. The soil…

Vehicular Pollution problems in India
There are three broad sources of air pollution from human activities: stationary or point, mobile, and indoor. In developing countries especially in the rural area, indoor air pollution from using open fires for cooking and heating may be a serious problem. Industries, power plants etc. are the cause of stationary air pollution. But in urban areas  both developing and developed countries, it is predominately mobile or vehicular pollution that contributes to…

Light pollution happened slowly at first which was several decades ago it was a process that was hardly noticeable. A light here, a light there, burning way into the dark nighttime realm, helping us see in the darkness when people all their our beds fast asleep. The process still continues today, with little thought ever given to what we are stealing away. Our intentions are good but our methods need adjustment, and they needs to be done immediately. In fact, our methods should have been changed…

Pollution and Society
*By Osanyinpeju* Aisha
We all know that pollution in our world effects two essential aspects of our planet: air and water. Although their pollutants are emitted in completely different ways, they both harm living organisms. Air pollution is predominately emitted though the exhaust of motor vehicles and the combustion of fossil fuels, whereas water pollution is the result of industrial waste and environmental accidents. Our society knows that pollution is harmful and a serious…

Pollution Prevention 1
Pollution Prevention 2
Finding ways to reduce pollution through reducing or eliminating waste at the source by modifying production processes, promoting the use of non-toxic or less-toxic substances, implementing conservation techniques, and re-using materials rather than putting them into the waste stream is extremely important to future generations. The advancement of all-inclusive pollution avoidance and lessening program that…

article “Poverty and Pollution” the author considers several ethical dilemmas. The writer gives us an overview of the ecological situation in Brazil’s “valley of death” – one of the most polluted places on Earth. The air in the valley is full of harmful gases and many residents suffer from the variety of health problems as the result. Some people believe that negative environmental impacts are the price of the progress. But on the human side, who pays the social price for the pollution? Some scientists…

POLYTHENE POLLUTION
INTRODUCTION
The pollutants that are of major concern in today’s world are non biodegradable pollutants that do not degrade or degrade very slowly in the natural environment.
Polythene pollution is an example of non biodegradable pollution and they persist on our earth years after years affecting even future generation.
Polythene pollution is mostly created by polythene bags, plastic syringe, pesticide containers, medicinal bottles.
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Effects of Polythene Pollution
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Thesis Statement:
Water pollution is bringing down the economy, destroys the beauty of nature, and causing harmful dreaded diseases and sickness in precious health of many individual.
INTRODUCTION
Water pollution progresses every day in our lakes, oceans, rivers, and other bodies of water that we see and use in many ways. Water is essential for all living things to survive, yet people still pollute it. It's pretty sad to be taking a trip to the beach with your family and you get there to see…